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Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap warned that mail voting would be slower this fall and blamed a postal facility closure. The U.S. Postal Service said no Phoenix-area processing facilities have closed and that it has enough capacity for local election mail.
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The University of Arizona says tuition rates and fees will remain unchanged for undergraduates and graduate students in fall…
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A man was seriously injured in a stabbing near Central Avenue and Monroe Street shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday. Police took a…
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined Taiwanese officials Monday to open a Phoenix office focused on business ties and services for…
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Phoenix police are searching for a suspect after two men were found shot dead near 16th and McKinley streets early Tuesday.…
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The University of Arizona has barred all fraternity chapters from organizational activities while advisers meet with the dean of…
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Republican Sine Kerr and No Labels candidate Angela Harrolle Mohan said succession would be central to Arizona’s new lieutenant…
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A 47-year-old man died after a vehicle crossed traffic lanes, went onto a sidewalk and struck him Sunday evening in north…
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More than 9,000 Phoenix accounts are seriously delinquent, with nearly $24 million in past-due City Services balances. The city…
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Maricopa County’s medical examiner ruled that Eric Baker’s April 4 death in Mesa police custody was a homicide. The finding does…
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Arizona and Taiwanese officials opened a Phoenix economic and cultural office Monday, intended to support Taiwanese residents…
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Dulance Morin, an Arizona Attorney General’s Office investigator, was indicted on a negligent homicide charge in the February…
Politics
A vendor error sent more than 3,100 valid general-election ballots to Maricopa County voters six days before scheduled mail…
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Proposition 319 would bar state and local agencies from introducing new photo radar systems to enforce traffic laws. Existing…
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Tenants at a Glendale complex say a new payment system erased or failed to carry over their rent records, leaving some facing…
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Phoenix plans to resume disconnecting water service for customers with seriously overdue accounts after a six-year pause. More…